The 2017–18 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented
Villanova University
Villanova University is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine in 1842 and named after Thomas of Villanova, Saint Thom ...
in the
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 10, 2017 and ended with the 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Final Four 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game, title game at Nationw ...
. The Wildcats, led by fortieth year head coach
Harry Perretta, played their games at
Jake Nevin Field House due to renovations at
The Pavilion and were members of the
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference (stylized as BIG EAST) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference that competes in National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA NCAA Division I, Division I in 10 men's sports and 12 women's sports. H ...
. They finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the
Big East women's tournament to Georgetown. They received an at-large bid to the
NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated South Dakota State in the first round before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.
Previous season
They finished the season 20–15, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the
Big East women's tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the
Women's National Invitation Tournament
The Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a women's national college basketball tournament. It used to feature both a preseason and postseason version played every year, but the preseason tournament was last held in 2023. It is operate ...
where they defeated Princeton, Drexel and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, Indiana in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals.
Roster
Schedule
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Big East Women's Tournament
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NCAA Women's Tournament
Rankings
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
See also
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2017–18 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 17th year, the Wildcats played their home games at the Well ...
References
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